Kappalandi Mittai recipe malayalam | Kadala Mittai | peanut candy

Kappalandi Mittai 

 Kappalndi mittai  using jaggery is a healthy sweet for our sweet kids. Recognising the consistency of jaggery syrup is the challenge while making them at home.  

 Ingredients :

  kappalandi/peanut roasted and skin removed - 2 cups
  jaggery - 1+1/2 cup
  water - 3/4 cup

 Method :

  step 1 : preparing peanuts

  - dry roast the peanuts till  become crisp and brown spots appear on them
  - remove from fire and let them cool
  - put them in a mixer jar and just give a run (to split them and to remove the skin easily)
  - remove the skin and keep aside

 step 2 : preparing jaggery syrup

  - boil jaggery along with water till the jaggery get melted
  - strain it to remove the impurities and keep aside

 step 3 : preparation of mould

  - line a big rectangle shaped vessel with aluminium foil
  - grease the bottom of another small rectangle shaped pan  to press the mittai down to avoid floating of peanuts on jaggery syrup,

 step 4 : preparation of mittai

  - pour the jaggery syrup into a heavy bottomed vessel
  - stir it continuously till get soft crack stage *
  - if you add peanuts before soft crack stage, mittai will become sticky
  - reduce flame to low and immediately add in the peanuts and stir well as fast as possible
  - immediately transfer them to the prepared pan and level it
  - after a while take it out from the pan and press with another pan or a rolling pin
  - it help to avoid floating of peanuts over jaggery
  - before become completely cool, mark  the portions lightly with a knife
  - when it almost cool cut along the marks to get pieces
  - let them cool completely before serving

Note : stages of jaggery

  1. frothing : it become thick like honey

  2. soft ball stage :  stirring occasionally on medium flame; after a few seconds it reaches soft ball stage. when you drop it in cold water, you will be able to make soft ball without any shape.

 3 hard all stage : after a few seconds it reaches the hard all stage; when drop in cold water immediately it thickens with well defined edges; you can make a hard ball and if you through it on a steel plate you can hear a "ting" sound

4. soft crack stage :after about 45 seconds is the soft crack  stage and this is the time to add peanuts.